1285 Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation ... sacred chrism in Confirmation and ordination is the sign of consecration. By Confirmation Christians, that is, those who are ...

Pope Francis had changed the ceremony, inviting new archbishops to concelebrate Mass with him and be present for the blessing ...

The bread and wine are changed into the body and blood of Christ at the Consecration in the Mass ... priest receives into his own body the Holy Eucharist under the appearance of both bread ...

Lord Eames served as Bishop of Derry and Raphoe from 1975 to 1980, and thereafter Bishop of Down and Dromore, and Archbishop ...

The Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff issued a formal notification June 11 that on the June 29 ...

Alb: A long white linen vestment with sleeves, it symbolizes the purity of heart that the priest brings to the altar.

Philippe Cardinal Ouédraogo of Burkina Faso has urged Catholic Sisters to manifest joy and generosity in Religious Life.

Witness the historic visit at St. Michael's Mission founded by St. Katharine Drexel in words and pictures.

The National Eucharistic Revival is formally slated to end June 22, this year's feast of Corpus Christi. But, the three-year initiative -- which included last year's 10th National Eucharistic Congress ...

In this homily for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), Year C, the Rev. Hank Hilton ...

Last Monday, June 2, marked the 150th anniversary of the episcopal consecration of James Augustine Healy as the second Bishop of Portland, Maine. James Augustine Healy was born into slavery in Jones ...